The Huffington Post mocked the book cover, asking, "Beyond Sex With an Elephant, Meghan, What Are You Trying to Tell Me?"[3]The American Spectator remarked that "Meghan cries a lot in this brief book."[4] They added that it was hard to take her political ideas seriously, concluding that it would be "an effort that can only end in tears."[4]
RedState blogger Leon Wolf criticized the book in The New Ledger (a web publication founded and edited by McCain's future husband Ben Domenech[5]). Wolf argued it showed "her unbearable narcissism, delusions of persecution, anti-religious bigotry, and mendacity' as well as 'her manifestly below-average intelligence."[6] They added, "that a publishing company let this authorial abortion go to print is an insult to the collective self-worth of our thinking nation."[6] Wolf went on to say that the book "contain[ed] not one citation or reference to any factual source," adding that it was 'predictably disastrous.'[6] They added that the book included examples of "spoiled-brattishness" and demonstrated "her sense of entitlement."[6]
The Washington Post described it as a "youthful narrative" with a "healthy sense of humor."[7] They went on to say that it was "as much a scathing critique of the Republican Party as it is a passionate tale of life on the campaign trail."[7] However, they added that she "writes movingly of election day," but that she "felt gloomy enough to imagine the worst for the party."[7]Out & About Newspaper agreed, suggesting, "the most striking element in this book is her naivete and, at times, the brashness of youth she embodies."[8] They stressed "her lack of experience and her raw feelings," adding that she was "unschooled in groupthink – which she regards as counter to individual freedom," yet "undaunted and energized."[8]
The Christian Science Monitor suggested she did not toe the Republican Party line, but opined that was because she was "the daughter of a maverick."[9] They concluded that she told the reader "tell us more than [they] wanted to know."[9]
